I am looking to get my first EDF. I have flying experience with Parkzone Extra 300, Corsair and Super Cub (with mods )

I want something 3S or 4S and with a military look. Preferably EPO foam and obviously something that will be decent quality. My budget is something under $150.

Here's what I've been looking at so far:

Durafly Vampire
Durafly Sea Vixen (when it is released)
FMS Alpha Jet
Freewing Stinger 64 (even though its not military, just heard its good quality)
T-45 Goshawk (I actually got one already but HK didn't send me a nose cone or the correct landing gear along with a few other missing or damaged pieces, open to ideas on that)
And a few other FMS EDF's possibly.

I have the F-18 and the F-5 in the 64 mm size. They both fly fine. Nitro, Banana, etc usually have them. +1 on the P3 F-16, although it's a 55 mm jet. The Freewing F-86 and MiG-15 and Panther are easy flyers, inexpensive and 64mm. Hobby Lobby has them. I have a FM Skyray, and it's a real pussycat. It's EPS (beer cooler) foam, however. So is the P3 F-16 for that matter. I had a Twister, and it was an easy flyer, but it's expensive compared to what you can get at HK, Banana, Nitro, etc.

I'd say the Dynam Meteor and Parkzone Habu are great first EDFs. Big, floaty, can take abuse unlike smaller EDFs. Landing gear is a major plus as much can go wrong in take off (I.e CG or lack of thrust issues).

Phase 3 F16 is good (plenty of power with low wing load), but is so quick if you aren't use to the speed or you screw up the hand launch - it's toast. It's EPS. It's easy to glue back together without warping issues.

Don't care much for the 50mm SkyAngels/JPowers. They are underpowered, small (you'll lose orientation), and when crashed don't fly right unless you perform surgery on them. My 50mm Mig(RIP) arrived with a warped tail and took extra work to fly straight. The 20a ESCs and 850mah batteries for those are throwaway items unlike for a Meteor/Habu/F16 where you'd reuse the parts in your next plane.

I love my Freewing Panther but there's no landing gear and after a crash (loop gone wrong) it no longer takes off nor flies stably. Great flyer before I ruined it. The Mig and F86 from Freewing are also quality but dangerous to launch for a EDF newbie. If the CG is wrong you're screwed.

About to buy a Durafly Vampire myself in the future. 70mm allows for many hop ups.

Freewing Rebel/Cobra is another cheapie EDF that might make for a good first jet.

So I got the T-45 running that HK sent me with a warped canopy and and no nose cone, along with some other issues

Warping is a bigger problem on smaller jets that on a 70+ mm EDF. My Habu and Meteor are bent all over the places due to poor landings (cartwheels!) and yet fly amazingly well. My smaller jets would become squirrelly after any damage.

P.S My favorite small jet is the UMX Mig but that has a gyro which corrects for foam warp - I know I've already torn off a wing and glue it back on and it's not 100% level.